Red, White, and Bleu

In 1950s New York City, Eugene Bullard—once a celebrated WWI combat soldier in the French Foreign Legion and pilot in the French-American Lafayette Flying Corps —now works quietly as an elevator operator at Rockefeller Center. To the world, he is invisible. But within, he carries a legacy of fame, war, and betrayal.

When a high-profile celebration of the Lafayette Flying Corps is scheduled in Manhattan, Eugene is unexpectedly drawn back into a world that once both embraced and rejected him. The ceremony brings back into his orbit the prejudiced Dr. Edmund L. Gros, the powerful American physician whose decision decades earlier grounded Eugene and made his life miserable. When Dr. Gros puts new barriers in his way, Eugene and a band of allies must use their creative resources to confront the age-old bigotry of Gros and his team as they attempt to prevent Eugene from attending the celebration.

Told through a dual timeline of present-day New York and flashbacks to his childhood in Georgia and early adult life in war-torn Europe, Red, White, and Bleu is a deeply human portrait of a man caught between nations, erased by history, but unbroken in spirit. The film explores themes of dignity, racial injustice, identity, and legacy through a blend of historical realism and emotional intimacy. The film celebrates the life of America’s first Black fighter pilot.